Veterans Radio Hour 2.0 (VRH 2.0) - Show 5 - Part 1

A. Irregular Warfare (IW) is a struggle among state and non-state actors to influence populations and affect legitimacy operations, and security cooperation.

B. The Range of Military Operations (ROMO):The range encompasses three primary categories:

1. Military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence

2. Crisis response and limited contingency operations

3. And large-scale combat operations (LSCO)

C. Phases of Military Operations

Phase 0: Shape

Phase I: Deter

Phase II: Seize Initiative

Phase III: Dominate

Phase IV: Stabilize

Phase V: Enable Civil Authority

D. Unconventional Warfare (UW): Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground, auxilia ...